#46137 - 05/16/07 05:45 PM
spring brings new pitchers on plant
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angelblossom
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YAY I've got new Pitchers forming and these are far bigger than when they developed in the house !
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#47020 - 05/17/07 03:54 PM
Re: spring brings new pitchers on plant
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#48098 - 05/19/07 05:53 PM
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TomR
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Nice! Mine are starting to pitcher as well! Patty these are Nepenthes plants, carivorous plants. They are neat plants! Google Nepenthes!
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#49128 - 05/21/07 06:40 PM
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floweringchild
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Diane, yours looks great!
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#49263 - 05/22/07 05:07 AM
Re: spring brings new pitchers on plant
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TomR
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I am looking for larger pots as mine will soon be too tight in these pots. Just don't go to much bigger than what it is in already . Thanks Tom!! Are you taking your out this spring?
Mine are put out on warmer days and brought in in the evening right now but within' a week or so they'll stay out under my back patio where they get morning sun only and bright light the reat of the day. My smaller nep has 2 pitchers forming at the moment.
My Venus fly traps and Sarrs have been out full time now for 2 weeks....
Tom
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#52353 - 05/27/07 10:37 AM
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angelblossom
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More pictures on Pitcher plant
Here is a close up of previous Pic this time the lid is open.. I looked inside and it already has insects trapped..
This picture shows various Pitcher development ~ for those of you that would like to see the different stages of development....
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#54419 - 05/30/07 03:41 AM
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Thanks Penny!! ~~~Jody I have mine in a hanging planter and yes I bring it in for the winter,, outside spring IT would love the Ks Humidity in the spring and summer They like dappled sun or for KS am sun afternoon shade ,, IT doesn't soo much go domant in the winter it just slows down putting off pitchers as long as you mist it dailey with distilled or rain water ( as well as watering it with the same) it would be fine in the house,, It has to have humidity and light IT will better tolerate a change in temp then it would a drastic change in himidity,, Bathrooms or kitchens are a good place for placing in the house during the colder months.
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#63448 - 06/11/07 05:13 PM
Re: spring brings new pitchers on plant
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angelblossom
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Update on pitcher plant~~ The first post in this thread shows pitchers developing and here most of them are now!!
close up
This past winter I started a pitcher off of the plant above by cutting the end of a stock growing . I cut down about 3 inches and put it in vermiculite and simply watered with distilled water. In the next post you'll see a comparison of when it started and how it is today!! I believe I'll have at least one pitcher by summers end!! I'm sooo excited as this was simply an experiment and it has proven true that you can start a new one off a cutting!!
Continues next post....
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#63451 - 06/11/07 05:18 PM
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angelblossom
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continued from above post..
The cutting is on the right in the butter bowl,, sorry not a clear picture.. it had two leaves with another on it starting...
Here it is now...
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#73147 - 06/22/07 06:10 AM
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TomR
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You can spray the foliage every 2-3 weeks with 1/4 strength orchid food to help induce pitchers also.
Tom
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#84125 - 07/07/07 02:40 PM
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angelblossom
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Tom yours look very healthy!!
Triss I'm sooo glad you took it out side!!! Just make sure the soil stays wet!! I just read that if you dilute liq orchid fertilizer and mist your pitcher plant with it everyday for a week it will bring on new pitchers!! BUT In my case it think it has helped we've gotten soooo much rain here and the soil is constanly wet, I used superthrive once on it when I first took it out it's supposed to be 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of water but I used 1/4 tsp for gallon and 1/2 water, and look at it now!!....
They are the biggest pitchers this plant has ever put out!! I should have measured ~~ I'm saying some of them are about 8" in length!
Rite2u Yep pitchers love rain! and love being kept wet!! Good to see you have pitchers growing there!!!! 
Lynne ~~~~ How is your pitcher plant doing????
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#84134 - 07/07/07 02:54 PM
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 That thing looks like it would swallow up a hummingbird.
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#84189 - 07/07/07 05:27 PM
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angelblossom
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 It's not quite that big yet,, 
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#84200 - 07/07/07 05:38 PM
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angelblossom
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Sometimes it takes an adjustment period Mine wasn't happy the first couple of weeks it was out there then suddenly it started putting off baby pitchers!
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#84714 - 07/08/07 10:36 AM
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Diane - those pitchers are FANTASTIC!!!
I haven't gotten any new ones since the original ones finished - there are still 3 hanging on... I'll cut them off when they are totally brown, right?
Here is my plant today - 2 different views:
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Hope I start seeing new pitchers soon!
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#84720 - 07/08/07 10:48 AM
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angelblossom
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The leaves look verrrrry healthy Lynne!! Yep wait untill the whole pitcher is brown,, you have it hanging in a good spot too!!!
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#86174 - 07/09/07 02:41 PM
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ladystressout
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Wow Diane your pitcher plant is looking so good and cannot believe you started one too but knowing you it did not really surprise me? You once put your mind to it and you do it girl! Great job your whole garden is beautiful you can tell you give you plants plenty of tlc!Rita
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#86179 - 07/09/07 02:54 PM
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angelblossom
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HElloooo Rita!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!! Have you gotten new pitchers yet???
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